Jubilee Cup

Epsom played their first match in the Round Robin stage of the Jubilee on Monday 2nd December 2019.  They won on both rinks & the match 37 - 18 (6 - 0).

Details:

Rink 4  Keith Roberts Martin Harbottle John Warren  won 14 - 13

Unfortunately Epsom played with 1 player short on this rink.  However, the led 11 - 6 after 10 ends & won by 1 shot.

Rink 5  Stefan Tomm Ted Ray John Huxford Simon Meller  won 23 - 5

This was a good win for Epsom on this rink.  They led 7 - 4 after 6 ends & won the next 5 ends to go further ahead 20 - 4.  They won by 18 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 37  Surbiton RBL 18    Epsom 6 points  Surbiton RBL 0 points

Spitfire League

Epsom lose heavily in the third Spitfire League game against Ashtead & Co. on Wednesday 13th November 2019.  They lost on all 3 rinks.

Details:

Rink 1  Brian Kenyon Lesley South Stefan Tomm Fred Read  lost 6 - 17

Rink 2  Sandy Cooper Mick Cooper Phil Sims Terry Hoye  lost 7 - 17

Rink 3  Sandie Harvey Richard Price Pat Buckley Keith Roberts  lost 5 - 35

Final Score:  Epsom 18  Ashtead & Co. 69    Epsom 0 points  Ashtead & Co. 10 points

Richard Price played in his first Spitfire match

Indoor Friendly v Donyngs

Epsom played against Donyngs on 3rd November 2019 in a mixed 6 rink Triples match.  They won on 2 rink, lost on 4 rinks & lost overall 91 - 117.  Despite losing this was a good performance as many Epsom players do not play regularly indoors.

Details:

Rink 1  Audrey Jones Stefan Tomm Ted Ray  won 17 - 12

After 7 ends Epsom was 4 - 7 down, but won the next 6 ends to go 12 - 7 ahead.  They kept the lead & won by 5 shots.

Rink 2  Brian Kenyon Sylvia Smart John Warren  lost 20 - 28

Epsom got off to a bad start finding themselves 3 - 24 down.  They won the next 3 ends to be 13 - 24 behind.  Over the last 4 ends Epsom outscored Donyngs 7 - 2 & lost by 8 shots.

Rink 3  Sandy Cooper David Ganney Terry Hoye  won 21 - 14

Epsom held a narrow lead 8 - 7 after 10 ends, but were 14 - 9 ahead after 15 ends.  They won by 7 shots.

Rink 4  Trish Southgate Pat Buckley Martin Harbottle  lost 17 - 24

After 8 ends Epsom was 2 - 18 down, but won the next 4 ends to narrow the gap to 12 - 18.  They lost by 7 shots.

Rink 5  Heather Pigden Eileen Mills John Huxford  lost 7 - 20

Epsom was 3 - 11 down after 10 ends & lost by 13 shots.

Rink 6  Lesley South Mick Cooper Marilyn Walsh-Hoye  lost 9  19

After 12 ends Epsom trailed 5 - 14 & lost by 10 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 91  Donyngs 117

Spitfire League

Epsom played their second Spitfire League game against Reigate Priory on Wednesday 30th October 2019 and won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 43 - 47 (2 - 8).

Details:

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon Sandy Cooper Keith Roberts Marilyn Walsh-Hoye  lost 12 - 14

Epsom led 5 - 4 after 5 ends, but lost the next 5 ends to go 5 - 10 behind.  Epsom scored 3 shots on the last end, but lost by 2 shots.

Rink 5  Sandie Harvey Pat Buckley Anne Hoffmann John Warren  lost 11 - 17

After 8 ends Epsom trailed 4 - 0, but came within 2 shots, 10  12 on the 12th end.  They lost by 6 shots.

Rink 6  Mick Cooper Eileen Mills Fred Read Terry Hoye  won 20 - 16

Epsom led 8 - 6 after 8 ends, but went behind 8 - 11 on the 11th end.  They regained the lead immediately, but went behind again 12 - 16 on the 13th end.  However, Epsom won the last 3 ends to win by 4 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 43  Reigate Priory 47     Epsom 2 points  Reigate Priory 8 points

Sandy & Mick Cooper played in their first Spitfire League Match

Spitfire League

Epsom played their first Spitfire League game against Purley Bury on Wednesday 9th October 2019 and won on 1 rink, drew on 2 rinks & won overall 57 - 46 (8 - 2).

Details:

Rink 1  Lesley South Audrey Jones Fred Read Martin Harbottle  drew 18 - 18

Epsom led 11 - 7 after 8 ends & 18 - 14 going into the last end.  However, they dropped 4 shots to tie the rink.

Rink 2  Bob Blaker Keith Roberts Marilyn Walsh-Hoye Dickie Day  won 19 - 8

Epsom was 4 - 6 down after 8 ends, but took the lead on the next end with a count of 5.  They won ends 11 - 16 scoring a total of 10 shots to win by 11 shots.

Rink 3  Sandie Harvey Pat Buckley Terry Hoye John Warren  drew 20 - 20

The scores were level 10 - 10 after 8 ends, but Epsom led 19 - 16 after 13 ends.  Going into the last end they led by 2 shots, but dropped 2 shots to tie the rink.

Final Score:  Epsom 57  Purley Bury 46   Epsom 8 points  Purley Bury 2 points

Spitfire Dates

Wednesday 9th October 2019 v Purley Bury at 4.30pm

Wednesday 30th October 2019 v Reigate Priory at 2pm

Wednesday 13th November 2019 v Ashtead & Co at 4.30pm

Wednesday 11th December 2019 v Purley Bury at 2pm

Wednesday 22nd January 2020 v Reigate Priory at 4.30pm

Wednesday 5th February 2020 v Ashtead & Co at 2pm

Further Information from Martin Harbottle